Warranty Information

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Elliott Rods and 2B Fishing Rods are covered by a limited manufacturer’s warranty. All rods are thoroughly tested before leaving our warehouse. Each rod must be registered within 30 days of purchase.
A photo of your dated sales receipt must be included with a warranty registration if the rod was not purchased on our website. Owners must make all warranty claims directly with Acme Tackle Company. Dealers are not allowed to service warranties for Acme Tackle Company.
Without verification of the purchase date, the rod warranty is not valid.

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How Fishing Rods Break

Most fishing rods are broken from abuse or accidental misuse. Often unseen damage goes undetected until breakage occurs. It is not uncommon for the consumer to believe it was due to a manufacturer’s defect. If the rod breaks from a manufacturer’s defect, 98% of the time it occurs under factory testing or the first time out on the water—not after hours, months, or years of use.

The rod tip, commonly the top ¼ of the rod blank, is not covered under our limited warranty program. Rod tips will not break under normal fishing conditions or when fighting a fish. If you feel your rod has a manufacturer defect, all parts of the broken rod must be sent in for an in-depth examination. Our staff will examine the break and the overall condition of the rod to determine whether the issue was due to a factory defect.

Most Common Reasons for Accidental Rod Breakage

J-Hooking: Placing your hook in the hook keeper while not loosening the drag or allowing the proper amount of slack in the line. This can pull the rod tip into a very tight compact downward bend straight towards the handle. This is called a “J-Hook Bend”. A “J-Hook Bend” does not occur while fighting a fish. If a fish is hoisted out of the water with the rod shaft pointed straight up and the fish hanging straight down, this can also result in a “J-Hook Bend”.
High Sticking:Setting the hook with the rod pointed backward over the shoulder creates a severe J-Hook Bend in the upper third of the rod.
Overloading the Rod: Creating undue stress on the rod when snagged to a log, rock or weeds and trying to pull the lure or bait free. This can result in unseen stress fractures that may result in the rod breaking later while under load.
Stepping on the Rod: This can result in unseen stress fractures in the graphite materials that will result in the rod structurally failing under pressures, even though it has withstood that pressure many times before. This often causes the angler to believe that it broke from a manufactures defect.
Accidentally Hitting the Rod On Boat Gunnel or Solid Object: This can bruise the rod blank wall and cause stress fractures resulting in breakage when under a load.
Rod Sleeve or Tube Jamming:Placing a rod in a sleeve or tube with the tip caught or jammed can cause tip breakage. Rod tips are not designed to be jammed.
Whip Casting or Exceeding Lure and Line Ratings:Rods are designed to handle a certain maximum lure and line rating. If it doesn’t happen right away, it doesn’t mean that it won’t. Exceeding lure and line ratings will cause rod material stresses that can result in rod failure.